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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 1C.12 JUNETEENTH NATIONAL
1 2 FREEDOM DAY.
1 3 The governor of this state is hereby authorized and
1 4 requested to issue annually a proclamation designating the
1 5 third Saturday in June as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day"
1 6 and to encourage all governmental bodies in the state to
1 7 observe the day in a manner that emphasizes the meaning and
1 8 importance of the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended
1 9 slavery in the United States, and to recognize that the oldest
1 10 known celebration of the end of slavery occurred on or about
1 11 that date.
1 12 EXPLANATION
1 13 This bill authorizes and requests the governor to issue
1 14 annually a proclamation designating the third Saturday in June
1 15 as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day". The proclamation is
1 16 also intended to encourage all governmental bodies in the
1 17 state to observe the day in a manner that emphasizes the
1 18 meaning and importance of the Emancipation Proclamation, which
1 19 ended slavery in the United States, and to recognize that the
1 20 oldest known celebration of the end of slavery occurred on or
1 21 about that date.
1 22 LSB 2566XS 79
1 23 av/cls/14
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